Ordinarily, this would be an absolutely huge game in the Euroleague between two teams who are battling it out at the top of the table and who have a huge history between them. However, there will be a feeling that Olympiacos, with a 19-8 record so far this season and Real Madrid, with a 20-7 record at this point of the campaign have done the hard work in the regular season. Both sides have guaranteed home advantage in the next stage of the tournament, so this game may lack some energy and excitement that you would normally associate with it.

These teams have met 24 times this century and it is the Spanish side that has a narrow advantage, holding an 11-13 record. The two teams clashed in the first week of this Euroleague season and it was Real Madrid that grabbed the victory in Spain by an 83-65 margin. Sergio Llull was in fantastic form in that clash, offering 22 points in the win.

Real Madrid are in good Euroleague form

The Spaniards come to Greece with the second best offensive record in the Euroleague, averaging 87 points per game but the home team have the best defensive record in the league, offering up an average of 73.4 points per game. This should ensure that we see some intriguing clashes as masters of their craft battle it out.

Olympiacos will turn to Georgios Printezis, with an average of 12.9 points per game, Vassilis Spanoulis with an average of 11.8 points per game and Erick Green with an average of 10.3 points per game to keep them in the running. Madrid can rely on Llull with an average of 16.4 points per game, Anthony Randolph with an average of 10.2 points per game and Gustavo Ayon, with an average of 9.9 points per game to keep things moving in the right direction.